Dr Carmel McGrath

Drop Off and Pick Up

Thank you to everyone who have already registered for our LOOKOUT PROGRAM.  When all drivers know the procedures, it means the process works better for all utilising it.  Ultimately, it means that the children are arriving and leaving the school safely each day.  Please have a look on Dojo for updates that Mrs Bradley and I have put out over the past week regarding the operating procedures we are aiming for with all drivers. 

Each Month we will be rewarding one driver who we notice consistently doing the right thing, Being Respectful, Responsible and Safe in our pick up or drop off zones. This week we will be presenting our first reward, good luck!  It could be you!

Evacuation Drills Term 2

This term we are still conducting our evacuation and lockdown drills although due to social distancing, we are doing the evacuation drills slightly differently.  Over the past week we have held individual year level drills with Prep, Years 1, 5 and 6 and next week we will do the same for Years 4, 3, and 2.  In the last fortnight, we will hold the whole school lockdown drill, which should need no changes to regular procedures.

Virtual Assembly

Today we held our first virtual assembly.  Thanks to Nick Fenton, Andre and Melinda Norman who supported classes connecting via Teams to the presentation.  It went very well and our Captains did a marvellous job helping present awards and sharing information. 

New Captain Appointments

Following Louis A leaving New Farm, we had a vacancy in the Vice Captain role.  From our selection process, Cooper L was appointed to the role and following Asher L has been appointed as Merthyr House Captain.  Congratulations to both students, well deserved appointments.

The Debating Club @ New Farm State School

The Debating Club went virtual in Term 2 2020.  The students competed in their first  online Evening Debate for 2020 on Tuesday 26 May.  The topic was "that collectables should be banned".

The teams included:

For the majority of students, this was their first debate .  Congratulations to all students.  The New Farm SS Debaters were well prepared and presented convincing evidence to support their arguments.  New Farm SS secured three wins!  Wow, great result debaters.    If you would like to join The Debating Club then please contact Debating Australia on debatingaustralia@gmail.com or 0402 618 890.  Classes are held  online on Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 pm.